óvni
Portuguese
Alternative forms
Etymology
From the pronunciation of the initialism OVNI (“objeto voador não identificado, UFO”) as if it were a word.
Pronunciation
- (Brazil) IPA(key): /ˈɔ.vi.ni/, /ˈɔv.ni/
- (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /ˈɔv.ni/, /ˈɔ.vi.ni/
- (Portugal) IPA(key): /ˈɔ.vni/
- (Northern Portugal) IPA(key): /ˈɔ.bni/ [ˈɔ.βni]
Noun
óvni m (plural óvnis)
- UFO; alien spacecraft
- Synonyms: objeto voador não identificado, disco voador, UFO